Three boys P, Q, R agree to divide a bag of marbles as follows:
P takes 1 more than half the marbles;
Q takes 1/8th of the remaining marbles;
R takes all the remaining marbles.
The original number of marbles found at the beginning in the bag must be
2 more than a multiple of 16
3 more than a multiple of 16
1 more than a multiple of 16
a multiple of 16

• no. of marbles must be an even integer(as P takes 1 more than half )
  so option (2)&(3) is wrong
  let no of marbels be 16 or 18 (as per option 1 & 4)
  18 satisfies all the condinitions of p,q,r
  so (1) is correct
  2 more than a multiple of 16
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(30) No(0)
• they must get marbles as integers so checking for options ...we hav ans as 2more than multiple of16
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(11) No(0)
• For this type of ques.. always go with the ans.
  check with option 1
  ans : 18
  P = 10
  Q = 1
  R = 7
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(1)
• eqn
  p=(1/2x)+1,q=1/8(x/2-1),r=7(x/16-1/8)
  only 18 is satisfying the eqn
  10,1,7
  
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(1)
• 2 more multiple of 16
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
• 2 more than a multiple of 16 so p will have 18
  Q =2
  R=14
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• a multi of x
  =ans
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(3)
• tell me what is the exact ans of this question
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• 2 more than a multiple of 16 !!!
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)